The Sudden Sweetness
How soon thou know'st not, — yet it may be soon. —
This high reward of holy expectation
God sends; it outweighs years of tribulation, —
It is a glorious and sufficient boon.
A sudden splendour round me like a moon
Grandly uprising from some silent sea
May flame, — transfiguring unexpectedly:
Hurling my soul towards heaven in one swift swoon.
O lady, when thy kiss comes, be it through pain
Or earthly terror, or this life's defeat,
Or some protracted agonizing strain
Of sorrow, when thy white wings round me beat,
Though at thy touch this mortal self be slain,
It may be sudden but it must be sweet.
This high reward of holy expectation
God sends; it outweighs years of tribulation, —
It is a glorious and sufficient boon.
A sudden splendour round me like a moon
Grandly uprising from some silent sea
May flame, — transfiguring unexpectedly:
Hurling my soul towards heaven in one swift swoon.
O lady, when thy kiss comes, be it through pain
Or earthly terror, or this life's defeat,
Or some protracted agonizing strain
Of sorrow, when thy white wings round me beat,
Though at thy touch this mortal self be slain,
It may be sudden but it must be sweet.
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